British Telecommunications Act 1981
| Long title | An Act to establish a public corporation to be called British Telecommunications; to make provision with respect to its functions and to transfer to it certain property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office; to make further provision with respect to the Post Office; to provide for dealings by the Treasury in the shares of Cable and Wireless Limited; to amend the Telegraph Acts; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1981 c. 38 |
| Introduced by | Keith Joseph |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 July 1981 |
| Commencement | 1 October 1981 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The British Telecommunications Act 1981 (c. 38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that transferred the state-owned telephone network from the Post Office to a new statutory corporation, British Telecommunications, branded as "British Telecom".